n. a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
n. concern for the feelings or welfare of others
n. pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or character of being tender, in any sense.
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n. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
n. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
n. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
n. warm compassionate feelings
n. a positive feeling of liking
Word Usage
"Iago devotes himself to wronged Othello, and says, _Let him command whatever bloody business_, and in me it shall be an act, not of cruelty, but _of tenderness, to obey him_; not of malice to other, but of _tenderness_ for him."